Why Doesn't Iranian Cinema Have a New 'Eagles'?

Four decades after the success of 'Eagles' (1985), directed by the late Samuel Khachikian and drawing over 10.2 million viewers, the total audience of Iranian cinema in the first half of 1405 reached 6,583,000. War and economic problems are part of the story, but the answer to why Iranian cinema no longer easily attracts mass audiences lies in the quality of films, production and distribution policies, and the changing relationship between cinema and society.

Four decades after the success of "Eagles" (1364) directed by Samuel Khachikian with an audience of more than 10,200,000 people, the total audience of Iranian cinema reached 6,583,000 people in the first half of 1405. War and economic problems are part of the story, but the answer to the question of why Iranian cinema no longer easily attracts millions of audiences lies in the quality of works, production and screening policies, and the change in cinema's relationship with society.